Asteroid 4278, Harvey, was discovered on September 22, 1982 by Edward "Ted" Bowell at Flagstaff, Arizona. It has a period of 3 years, 151 days.
It was named for American astronomer Roger Harvey, a professor at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and a prolific observer of asteroids.
The meaning of asteroid Harvey seems to be:consequences of abuse, backlash, persecution; possibly, animal cruelty.